Belize - 7th Wonder of the Underwater World
Western Caribbean Sea
CClick on the links below and they will take you to some amazing
websites
Some people may say Belize is in the middle of nowhere........but we say:
BELIZE IS RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF ONE OF THE MOST PRISTINE MARITIME AREAS OF THE WORLD
The Belize Barrier Reef is the Second of the 7 Underwater Wonders of the World
http://wonderclub.com/WorldWonders/BelizeHistory.html
1. Palau,
2. Belize Barrier Reef
3.
Galapagos Islands
4.
Northern Red Sea
5. Lake
Baikal
6. Great
Barrier Reef (Austrailia)
7. Deep
Sea Vents
“In terms of biodiversity, this area is one of the greatest crown jewels in the Mesoameriaca barrier reef, the second largest coral reef on the planet", Dr Sylvia Earle, Executive Director of Conservation International’s Global Marine Programme, commented.
World Famous destinations and landmarks in Belize
These are but a few such attractions in Belize
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BELIZE BARRIER REEF 7th Underwater Wonder of the World
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The Belize Barrier reef is officially listed as the second of the 7 Underwater Wonders of World! Wonder Club http://wonderclub.com/WorldWonders/UnderWaterWonders.html National Geographic Society - http://www.nationalgeographic.com/photography/galleries/belize/index.html?c=1Q03Travel&n=F1March&t=email |
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WHALE SHARK MARINE RESERVE The Worlds Largest fish |
"This is the only known, predictable congregation site in the world for whale sharks," Oceanic Society Website: http://www.oceanic-society.org/pages/alltrips/trip6.html The only place in the world Whale Sharks predictably gather each spring is in the region near Little Water Caye inside the Belize Barrier Reef. http://www.conservation.org/xp/news/press_releases/2003/071403.xml Whale sharks can live 100 years, grow to 50 feet and weigh 27,000 pounds. Although found in tropical seas throughout the world, its spawning congregations are notoriously unpredictable. |
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Jacque Cousteaus's |
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BELIZE BARRIER REEF |
Belize Barrier Reef Attains World Heritage Status Lauri Hafvenstein and Brian
Handwerk http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2003/02/photogalleries/worldheritage/index.html Bacalar Chico National Park Ambergris Caye is the ONLY place that the Belize Barrier Reef touches land. This is a park you do not want to miss. (This is 7 miles from the Resort) What do the great Pyramids of
the Giza plateau, lions of the Serengeti plain, treasures of the Vatican, and
pristine cayes of the Belize Barrier Reef
Reserve System have in common? These irreplaceable wonders belong not to any
one nation but to all humankind as internationally
protected sites of "outstanding universal value." That, at
least, is the guiding principal behind the World Heritage Convention, a
treaty administered by the United Nations Scientific and Cultural
Organization (UNESCO) for the protection of our common natural and cultural
inheritance. |